Didn't catch the live stream of last night's two-hour meeting? Here's a summary of the major issues on the night:

Councillors voted against accepting a donation of six lighting towers from the Jubilee Oval to be erected at the Alma Oval. The towers are estimated to be over 30 years old and feature obsolete technology that would be expensive to install and operate. The lights would be difficult to maintain as its components are no longer manufactured, and a new substation would have to be built at the Alma Oval to allow the lights to operate. The donation was expected to cost Council up to $200,000. After the meeting...

Renowned Melbourne-based artist Robbie Rowlands will return to the city next month to begin preparations for the Riddiford Arboretum Sculpture Symposium.

The Symposium has received $200,000 in funding through Create NSW, with the project tender awarded to Mr Rowlands during January's Extraordinary General Meeting.

Mr Rowlands previously served as an Artist In Residence in Broken Hill, and worked closely with the West Darling Machine Preservation Society to re-curate and reinterpret their display using projection, sound, and sculpture.

Locals are invited to learn more about the new library and cultural precinct project at a community open day on the Civic Centre Plaza next week.

The event will run from 5pm-7pm on February 11, with attendees able to enjoy a free BBQ and drinks and speak with Council staff, Councillors, and project architects, Neeson Murcutt, throughout the evening.

Council's General Manager, James Roncon, said he was looking forward to discussing the project with the community.

"It will be a fairly informal session, people can come along and have a chat...

The roll out of 'smart bins' in the city's Central Business District (CBD) has commenced.

Smart bins operate on solar power, and feature a compacting mechanism to allow the bins to hold up to sixteen times more waste than our current bins.

The bins feature a cleaner and more hygienic enclosed design, a router to boost the city's free wi-fi network, a built-in extinguisher for bin fires, and sensors to alert Council staff if a bin is full or emitting unpleasant odours.

The technology is being trialled at the eastern end of the CBD, with seven...